The Peoples Press – Powered By People – For People
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“The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream, every decency, every hope. The main parliamentary parties are now devoted to the same economic policies – socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor – and the same foreign policy of servility to endless war. This is not democracy. It is to politics what McDonalds is to food”. -John Pilger

“This is the fundamental debate in our society: Are we a nation of citizens or a nation of consumers? Are we a democracy run by citizens, or are we a corporatocracy that holds consumers locked in dependency by virtue of their consumption?” – -Thom Hartmann

“They had their cynical code worked out. The public are swine; advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket”. – George Orwell

43 killed in suicide bomb, battles between IS, security forces in Iraq: –
A total of 43 people were killed on Saturday in a suicide car bombing and heavy
clashes between the Iraqi security forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in
Iraq’s western province of Anbar, provincial security sources said.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/02/c_134204497.htm

Security forces kill 37 Daesh militants in western Iraq:
Iraqi security forces have killed 37 Daesh militants Saturday in clashes that took
place in the city of al-Karma in the western province of Anbar, an army source
said. Major General Mohamed al-Delimi told The Anadolu Agency that the Iraqi forces
were advancing toward central al-Karma to capture it from Daesh.http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/503420–security-forces-kill-37-daesh-militants-in-western-iraq

US-led airstrikes kill 52 Syrian civilians:
“Airstrikes by the coalition early on Friday on the village of Birmahle in Aleppo
province killed 52 civilians,” Seven of the victims were children. A further 13
were buried under the rubble, he added.http://rt.com/news/255105-us-strikes-syria-isis/

Rebels Backed by CIA Join al-Qaeda in Fight Against Assad in Syria:
With the United States struggling to find capable “moderate” rebel forces that
it can support in Syria, Washington has secretly started backing brigades that
fight alongside al-Qaeda groups against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.http://sputniknews.com/us/20150502/1021621494.html

Yemeni Houthis call on U.N. to end Saudi strikes- statement:
Yemeni Houthi rebels called on the United Nations on Saturday to seek an end to
Saudi Arabian air strikes against them that they described as blatant aggression
against the country.http://www.trust.org/item/20150502195630-fz9oi/

Hamas: Unity government must include all Palestinian factions:
A senior Hamas official has called on Palestinians to resolve the suffering of
Gazans by forming a national unity government comprising all Palestinian factions.http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=765188

Seattle ‘riot’: Police deploy flashbangs, tear gas against May Day marchers (VIDEOS):
Protesters at a May Day march in Seattle, Washington clashed with police during
what law enforcement called “a riot” on Friday. Officers deployed flashbangs and
pepper spray to try and get the crowd under control.http://rt.com/usa/255041-seattle-police-protests-may-day/

IRS Seizes $107,000 From Innocent Small Business, Despite Recent Policy Changes:
Lyndon McLellan has spent more than a decade running L&M Convenience Mart, a gas
station, restaurant, and convenience store in rural Fairmont, North Carolina. Then,
one year ago, without any warning, agents from the IRS seized his entire bank account,
totalling more than $107,000.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtFWC-12-w